Possum And Sweet Potatoes Recipes

'POSSUM AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Pour a large kettleful of hot water into a convenient vessel, add a small shovelful of ashes and then put the 'possum in; turn the 'possum round until fur is loosened, and it can easily be scraped clean. Draw, remove head and feet, wash thoroughly; salt in and outside, let hang over night to freeze. Wash again and put in baking-pan with a little water; cover closely and put in oven to brown. Dust with pepper and baste frequently with dripping; have medium potatoes peeled and boiled tender in slightly salted water, adding butter and a little sugar. When tender, arrange potatoes around 'possum on hot platter with potatoes round him, and serve.

POSSUM AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Skin and dress young possum, sprinkle with salt and pepper, worcestershire sauce and garlic salt and place into large stockpot or roasting pan.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put potatoes around possum and add 1 inch water.
• Completely cover pan with foil.
• Bake, covered, for 2 hours or till good and tender.
• Tastes like fresh pork.

POSSUM AND SWEET TATER BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Skin and shuck all innards and wash yer possum.
• Put possum in a big sauce pot and cover with water.
• Add yer salt and yer pepper.
• Cover pot and cook until possum is tender.
• Place possum in center of large baking pan and place yer sweet taters around it.
• Sprinkle with yer white and brown sugars and oleo over taters.
• Pour 2 cups of yer juice from cooked possum over everything.
• Place in a hot oven and bake until taters are fork tender light brown, and juices from possum has cooked away.